Method and system for facilitating an interactive merchant marketing relationship between merchants and customers

Abstract

A system for facilitating a bi-directional communication between a business provider and a business recipient, that allows a business provider to provide a targeted and profiled business recipient with information that is tailored specifically for that business recipient in an effort to solicit that business recipient's business. Conversely, the system facilitates a bi-directional communication between a business recipient and a business provider that allows a business recipient to request information from a targeted and profiled business provider that is tailored specifically for that business recipient, in an effort to obtain the business recipient's business.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for facilitating a bi-directional communication between an input user connecting to an output user, that allows the input user to solicit a predetermined, targeted output user [via the system] accepting the input user solicitation. Throughout this entire process, the system stores the transaction data associated with each phase of the input user and output user dialogue for future use by the input user. 
     
     
         2 . Furthermore, the output user has an option to modify the input user initial offer, and submit a modified input user offer for input user consideration and approval. The input user may accept or modify the input user initial offer, based on the output user response. Throughout this entire process, the system stores the transaction data associated with each phase of the input user and output user dialogue for future use by the input user. 
     
     
         3 . A system for facilitating a bi-directional communication between an output user connecting to an input user, that allows the output user to solicit a predetermined, targeted input user [via the system] accepting the output user solicitation. Throughout this entire process, the system stores the transaction data associated with each phase of the input user and output user dialogue for future use by the input user. 
     
     
         4 . Furthermore, the input user has the option to submit an offer to the output user based on the output user initial request. The output user may accept or modify the input user initial offer, based on the input user response. Throughout this entire process, the system stores the transaction data associated with each phase of the input user and output user dialogue for future use by the input user.